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Morning Edition, with Cathy Wurzer in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington and Los Angeles, brings you all the news from overnight and the information you need to start your day. Listen from 4 to 9 a.m. every weekday.

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'Music is a prayer': Minnesota woman finds her voice in hospice

'Music is a prayer': Minnesota woman finds her voice in hospice

An intractable rule of life is that you will die some day. For most of us, the time and place and manner of death are yet to be decided. Mandy Blume of Faribault has a pretty good idea of what may eventually kill her: cancer.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Andy Gibb helps his brother Barry make history

"(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" by Andy Gibb with Joe Walsh of the Eagles on guitar was number Billboard pop chart 40 years ago this week. It broke the record of three straight held by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
by Cathy Wurzer

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What to watch this week at the Capitol

What to watch this week at the Capitol

Gov. Mark Dayton has put down his marker on one of the legislative session's larger items. And while a consensus tax plan will take a couple more months to sort out, lawmakers are running up against their first real deadline this week.
by Cathy Wurzer and Brian Bakst

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Will Steger heads to Canadian Arctic for latest adventure

Will Steger heads to Canadian Arctic for latest adventure

The explorer leaves this week for a solo expedition to the Barren Lands. Over the next couple of months he plans to ski, walk and canoe across a large part of the area.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Why no one agrees on Line 3 pipeline's climate change impact

Why no one agrees on Line 3 pipeline's climate change impact

Oil pipelines have become a rallying point for climate activists in the U.S., who argue the volume of oil transported and burned will worsen climate change. But pipeline companies argue global demand ensures oil will be extracted, moved and burned one way or another.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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In sports this week, the news doesn't end with Kirk Cousins

It's been a busy week in Minnesota sports. Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer checked in with Howard Sinker for the latest news. Sinker is a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune.
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Beautiful weather for Twins spring training

Mark Seeley called from Florida to talk Minnesota weather with Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer. He says snow from the early March storm has kept temperatures down in much of the state. But up north, it's been averaging a few degrees warmer than normal for this time of year.

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Lakeville South marching band travels to Dublin

The Lakeville South High School Marching Cougars will be marching in the Saint Patrick's Day parade Saturday in Dublin, Ireland. The band from the Twin Cities suburbs is one of nine American high school bands selected to participate in the parade.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Minnesota was way ahead of Google in planning a smart city

Minnesota was way ahead of Google in planning a smart city

Fifty years ago, plans for the city in Aitkin county included technological innovations like self-driving cars, renewable power and advanced recycling plants.
by Cathy Wurzer and Max Nesterak

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